In 2006 he started the segment “Better Know a District!”
My US Rep right now is Lynn Westmoreland in the Fighting 8th in Georgia. In “Better Know a District” (BKAD) Stephen commented that Westmoreland had never introduced a bill which made him the Do-Nothingest of all the Do-Nothings in Congress. The representative agreed. He also tricked him into saying that he would get rid of social security.
But the best part? This is the representative that wanted the Ten Commandments on the wall of Congress and should be in every public building. Colbert asked him if there was possibly any other building that should have the Ten Commandments. The rep couldn’t think of any while at home we are all going “Church, church!”
Colbert then asked him “What are the Ten Commandments?” You mean name them? “Yes." He named three and couldn’t think of any more! Colbert is a very devout Catholic and he never cracked a smile. Gads he was so good!!
The RNC then said that no more Republicans could appear on BKAD! Stephen just let them walk deep into all sorts of incriminating comments--all with that straight wonderful face!
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tlf8t3/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-di...
My US Rep right now is Lynn Westmoreland in the Fighting 8th in Georgia. In “Better Know a District” (BKAD) Stephen commented that Westmoreland had never introduced a bill which made him the Do-Nothingest of all the Do-Nothings in Congress. The representative agreed. He also tricked him into saying that he would get rid of social security.
But the best part? This is the representative that wanted the Ten Commandments on the wall of Congress and should be in every public building. Colbert asked him if there was possibly any other building that should have the Ten Commandments. The rep couldn’t think of any while at home we are all going “Church, church!”
Colbert then asked him “What are the Ten Commandments?” You mean name them? “Yes." He named three and couldn’t think of any more! Colbert is a very devout Catholic and he never cracked a smile. Gads he was so good!!
The RNC then said that no more Republicans could appear on BKAD! Stephen just let them walk deep into all sorts of incriminating comments--all with that straight wonderful face!
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tlf8t3/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-di...
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Bestest of Colbert: roasting Web at Press Club dinner.
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The Republicans invited him because they didn't know he was being over the top sarcastic. They thought he was a serious far right supporter.
They found out the truth a bit too late, right in the middle of his skit at the Press Club Dinner.
The next day, a Washington Post critic said his performance was, "not funny."
Hilarious!
They found out the truth a bit too late, right in the middle of his skit at the Press Club Dinner.
The next day, a Washington Post critic said his performance was, "not funny."
Hilarious!
Blistering Tuesday? What are you talking about, Equatorial Africa? It was the most ideal weather at 7:51 this morning and continues to be... Is no one in NY ever content with the weather?
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New Yorkers are endowed with two additional inalienable rights by their Creator: (1) the right to jaywalk, and (2) the right to kvetch, ESPECIALLY about the weather.
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The week with troops in Iraq was outstanding. His support of the Olympics just grand.
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NEW YORK -- Of the many countries participating at the
Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list.
On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert announced
his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating
team. The team's largest annual cash sponsor, DSB Bank NV, left the
team in the lurch after it declared bankruptcy in October.
The name "Colbert Nation" -- the catchall for the legion of
ardent fans of the satirical Comedy Central program -- will be
emblazoned on the team's uniforms.
"On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will say, 'Colbert
Nation,"' Colbert said in an interview before Monday evening's
taping. "Be looking for that logo as it comes around the final
turn. It will be easy to see because it will be in first place.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4618388
As per usual, Colbert was a fantastic physical comedian. So he did try speed skating..AND when Rafalca, Mrs Mitt Romney’s “dancing horse” (dressage) was going to appear in the Olympics, Colbert tried his best at riding a well trained dressage horse.
Stephen had great respect for people who worked hard at anything..from our speed skaters, astronauts or our troops in Iraq! Commander-in-Chief Obama ordered General Odierno to shave Colbert’s head.
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/c4z5y3/the-colbert-report-obama-orders-ste...
When the Iraq War was declared over General Odierno at Christmas sang “I’ll be home for Christmas” with Stephen Colbert.
Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list.
On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Stephen Colbert announced
his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating
team. The team's largest annual cash sponsor, DSB Bank NV, left the
team in the lurch after it declared bankruptcy in October.
The name "Colbert Nation" -- the catchall for the legion of
ardent fans of the satirical Comedy Central program -- will be
emblazoned on the team's uniforms.
"On their enormous, billboard thighs, it will say, 'Colbert
Nation,"' Colbert said in an interview before Monday evening's
taping. "Be looking for that logo as it comes around the final
turn. It will be easy to see because it will be in first place.”
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4618388
As per usual, Colbert was a fantastic physical comedian. So he did try speed skating..AND when Rafalca, Mrs Mitt Romney’s “dancing horse” (dressage) was going to appear in the Olympics, Colbert tried his best at riding a well trained dressage horse.
Stephen had great respect for people who worked hard at anything..from our speed skaters, astronauts or our troops in Iraq! Commander-in-Chief Obama ordered General Odierno to shave Colbert’s head.
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/c4z5y3/the-colbert-report-obama-orders-ste...
When the Iraq War was declared over General Odierno at Christmas sang “I’ll be home for Christmas” with Stephen Colbert.
The Whitehouse Press Correspondents dinner for Bush, the bravest and greatest "bit" ever! Extraordinary!
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Colbert's send up of Steve Doocy over his adding "unlike some people" to a President Obama quote about being born with a silver spoon in his mouth just crystallized the fiction that is accepted as news in our society.
I had the pleasure of attending The Colbert Report, 11 times over the years (I had a good system for finding tickets). My favorite moment was when Stephen was doing a parody of Pat Robertson (one of hundreds??). All of a sudden, while a clip was running, Stephen produced a live chicken from behind his desk as part of the bit. When the camera came back on him we saw it on the monitor and were on the floor laughing. Priceless!
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When Colbert was relatively unknown, he did a Friar's Club roast of Chevy Chase. It's on YouTube and absolutely hilarious.
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The time Stephen innocently asked Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland to name the Ten Commandments. Westmoreland was advocating displaying the Ten Commandments in both houses of Congress)
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By far the most hilarious moment of the show!!!
Here’s the clip for Rep Lynn Westmoreland.
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tlf8t3/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-di...
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tlf8t3/the-colbert-report-better-know-a-di...
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@retired teacher
I don’t think that Stephen Colbert’s character EVER asked any question with “innocence!”
I don’t think that Stephen Colbert’s character EVER asked any question with “innocence!”
Colbert's "interview" with Smaug the Dragon. Priceless. And I'm not even a Lord of the Rings aficionado.
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Anytime he was"color blind" .
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In Jimmy Fallon’s “You owe me a hundred bucks, Buddy” opening night skit on the Tonight Show, Stephen showed up with a bucket load of pennies, saying “Welcome to 11:30, Be-atch!”
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Raymond Kelly's, false, claim to fame is his "broken windows", aka, "incarcerate people of color for minor infatuations and ruin their lives, under the guise of crime prevention."
It's very similar to countries who are autocratic police states that really do have low crime rates. Who wants to live in constant fear? And, white women in the upper East side never felt it, but if you were black or hispanic in a different neighborhood, you were a fairly constant target.
A reasonable balanced crime prevention is far more difficult to maintain, but "fairness", is a quality most Americans cherish. Mr. Kelly just doesn't get it. Low crime is great, but at the expense of ruining the lives of our fellow human beings?
It's very similar to countries who are autocratic police states that really do have low crime rates. Who wants to live in constant fear? And, white women in the upper East side never felt it, but if you were black or hispanic in a different neighborhood, you were a fairly constant target.
A reasonable balanced crime prevention is far more difficult to maintain, but "fairness", is a quality most Americans cherish. Mr. Kelly just doesn't get it. Low crime is great, but at the expense of ruining the lives of our fellow human beings?
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Favorite Colbert moment? Two words: Munchma Coochie.
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You beat me to it. Fall off the couch funny.
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Hoping for Stephen to take up and grow the Letterman variety of Late Night. The current offerings are ... boring. A favorite Stephen moment?, his YouTube documented beard shaving.
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Maybe not my favorite of all time, but Colbert fumbling a duet with Dolly Parton and the geuine, sweet, humble way they both handled it endeared both of them to me even more.
And his obituary for his mother. Basically, though I truly miss Colbert Report's political satire, the glimpses of the real Colbert have shown him to be someone with knowing, humanist and hilarious, so I'm looking forward to his show.
And his obituary for his mother. Basically, though I truly miss Colbert Report's political satire, the glimpses of the real Colbert have shown him to be someone with knowing, humanist and hilarious, so I'm looking forward to his show.
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Every person who has spoken with Colbert says he is simply the nicest person you would ever want to know.
His goodbye to Jon Stewart was warm and spoke for every comedian that Stewart gave everything unselfishly to all his comedians who went out on their own. Rob Cordry, Colbert, John Oliver, Rob Riggle, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, Steve Carell, Wyatt Cenac, and his entire hard working staff.
A superstar in his own right, Colbert said it was 100% Stewart. In today’s world of the Real Housewives throwing prosthetic legs at each other and other horrid programming we got Stephen Colbert.
His goodbye to Jon Stewart was warm and spoke for every comedian that Stewart gave everything unselfishly to all his comedians who went out on their own. Rob Cordry, Colbert, John Oliver, Rob Riggle, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, Steve Carell, Wyatt Cenac, and his entire hard working staff.
A superstar in his own right, Colbert said it was 100% Stewart. In today’s world of the Real Housewives throwing prosthetic legs at each other and other horrid programming we got Stephen Colbert.
Oh and, Yankees pluck Orioles, very funny.
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His speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Historically hysterical.
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That was perhaps his greatest moment, his true coming out. And the greater because of the WHCA reaction: the next year they bent over backward to avoid a repeat by booking the long-past relevant Rich Little.
Welcome back, Stephen, you were missed!
Of course, nothing has changed with Ray "I never met a person of color that I didn't want to harass, stop and frisk" Kelly. He was deluded thinking that there was a chance in hell that President Obama would have hired someone with his racist policies to be the head of Homeland Security. Hopefully, he will stick to writing books and not be given any more opportunities to damage our society.
Of course, nothing has changed with Ray "I never met a person of color that I didn't want to harass, stop and frisk" Kelly. He was deluded thinking that there was a chance in hell that President Obama would have hired someone with his racist policies to be the head of Homeland Security. Hopefully, he will stick to writing books and not be given any more opportunities to damage our society.
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Regarding former Police Commissioner Kelly's comments...
Worth noting that the Bloomberg Administration made a deal so that NYC would provide Kelly with security (NYPD officers) for months following Kelly's departure from NYC service. (This was covered in The Daily News and other media though do not recall mention in NY Times) Apparently, security costs for ex-commissioner Kelly was about $1 million, paid for by NYC taxpayers.
Here is one article:
http://www.amny.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-levitt/hard-for-ray-kelly...
Worth noting that the Bloomberg Administration made a deal so that NYC would provide Kelly with security (NYPD officers) for months following Kelly's departure from NYC service. (This was covered in The Daily News and other media though do not recall mention in NY Times) Apparently, security costs for ex-commissioner Kelly was about $1 million, paid for by NYC taxpayers.
Here is one article:
http://www.amny.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-levitt/hard-for-ray-kelly...
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An interview with Audra MacDonald, then starring as Bess in Broadway"s "Porgy and Bess." The expression on her face as he explained his profound identification with the story because he grew up on Catfish Row was priceless.
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One of my favorites is this 2011 interview with Christine Yvette Lewis, an advocate for domestic workers: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/wja66h/the-colbert-report-christine-yvette....
Whether she understood entirely the Colbert schtick and played along, or thought he was entirely serious and was righteously indignant, I still don't know. Either way it was Colbert's genius to play the moron to let her get her point across.
Also great was a 2006 bit, "Stephen Makes it Simple," in which he discussed Big Government vs. Small Government. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/qitmnq/the-colbert-report-stephen-makes-it...
Whether she understood entirely the Colbert schtick and played along, or thought he was entirely serious and was righteously indignant, I still don't know. Either way it was Colbert's genius to play the moron to let her get her point across.
Also great was a 2006 bit, "Stephen Makes it Simple," in which he discussed Big Government vs. Small Government. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/qitmnq/the-colbert-report-stephen-makes-it...
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A few years back, Colbert had as his guest members of the band, Gorillaz. Expecting an interview with the animated version of the band, he was "surprised" when on stage appeared founding members Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
Obviously disappointed, the cartoonish character ColBEAR was replaced by the very uncartoonlike Stephen ColBERT, who conducted as straight an interview as is/was possible. That made for great TV
Obviously disappointed, the cartoonish character ColBEAR was replaced by the very uncartoonlike Stephen ColBERT, who conducted as straight an interview as is/was possible. That made for great TV
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They presented the Emmy for “Best Reality Show.” Easily THE funniest moment ever! Showing Jon’s remarkable understated comedic timing and Colbert’s as usual WAY OVER THE TOP comments on Hollywood bowing to golden idols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGi8jSGpr5U